We’ve already reached the start of October, but Hurricane Josh appears to be picking up a ton of momentum along the west central coast of Florida. Tampa Bay Buccaneers benched quarterback Josh Freeman was told to stay away from a team meeting on Tuesday, FOX insider Jay Glazer reported on “FOX Football Daily.” Photo Credit: Buccaneers.com In addition, Glazer reports that some of Freeman’s teammates “started thinking it was to get others to think he blew it off.” Glazer subsequently tweeted that the 6-6, 240-pound signal-caller later approached teammates to tell them he wasn’t late and had been instructed not to attend the meeting. This is just the latest chapter in a very uncomfortable situation for a team that has opened its season with excruciatingly tough losses in the closing moments to the New York Jets (18-17), New Orleans Saints (16-14) and Arizona Cardinals (13-10), along with lopsided 23-3 defeat to the New England Patriots. Earlier in the day, head coach Greg Schiano den...

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